Synthesis of Uronic Acid 1-Azasugars as Putative Inhibitors of a-Iduronidase, b-Glucuronidase and Heparanase

25 October 2022, Version 1
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Abstract

1-Azasugar analogues of L-iduronic acid (L-IdoA) and D-glucuronic acid (D-GlcA) and their corresponding enantiomers were synthesized as potential pharmacological chaperones for mucopolysaccharidosis I (MPS I), a lysosomal storage disease caused by mutations in the gene encoding a-iduronidase (IDUA). The compounds were efficiently synthesized in nine or ten steps from D- or L-arabinose and the structures were confirmed by X-ray crystallographic analysis of key intermediates. All compounds were inactive against IDUA, although L-IdoA-configured 8 moderately inhibited b-glucuronidase (b-GLU). The D-GlcA-configured 9 was a potent inhibitor of b-GLU and a moderate inhibitor of the endo-b-glucuronidase heparanase. Co-crystallization of 9 with heparanase revealed that the endocyclic nitrogen of 9 forms close interactions with both the catalytic acid and catalytic nucleophile.

Keywords

uronic acid 1-azasugars
inhibitors
a-iduronidase
MPS I
b-glucuronidase
heparanase

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General methods Synthesis – experimental procedures Small molecule X-ray crystallographic studies Enzyme activity assays Heparanase-inhibitor X-ray crystallographic studies References Copies of NMR spectra
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Comment number 1, Vito Ferro: May 20, 2024, 04:39

This has now been published in ChemBioChem 2023, 24, e202200619. https://doi.org/10.1002/cbic.202200619